This image shows a page from an early 20th-century Persian manuscript, likely produced in India and written in Persian or Urdu script (both used the Arabic alphabet).

At the center of the page is a circular miniature painting, executed in bright opaque pigments typical of late Mughal or regional Indo-Persian styles. It depicts a richly dressed female figure — possibly a goddess, celestial being, or symbolic personification — riding a large white bird, perhaps a dove or mythical creature. She wears an ornate crown or headdress and colorful garments with red and blue patterns, and she raises one hand in a gesture that might suggest blessing or speech.

The circular painting is bordered by a dark blue band decorated with floral or star-shaped motifs in orange, white, and green, giving the image a medallion-like appearance. Around this medallion, the handwritten text continues uninterrupted, suggesting the image was added later as an embellishment rather than being an integral part of the manuscript’s original design.

The calligraphy appears to be poetic or literary rather than religious — perhaps verses or moral tales, common in manuscripts from that period. The manuscript (two pages total) would have been part of a larger codex originally.
CHSOS Collection – item #17